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Turkey calls German justice minister’s invitation to Dündar a ‘provocation’

Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hüseyin Müftüoğlu said on Thursday that German Justice Minister Heiko Maas's invitation to Turkish journalist and former Cumhuriyet daily Editor-in-Chief Can...

PACE fears legitimacy of Turkish referendum, constitution due to restrictions on freedoms

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Monitoring Committee expressed concern in a statement on Thursday about the content of proposed constitutional...

Sweden warns citizens against terror attacks in Ankara

In a security warning issued on Thursday, the Swedish Embassy in Ankara advised its citizens to avoid the capital’s central Kızılay district due to...

Germany to remove law punishing insult to foreign presidents

After a dispute with Turkey over an alleged insult to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Germany has moved to cancel legislation that calls for punishment...

[UPDATE] After Greece’s refusal to extradite, Turkey issues arrest warrants for 8 soldiers

Hours after the Greek Supreme Court handed down its verdict on an extradition request for eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece after a...

Turkey appoints trustees to giant textile company, famous baklava maker

As part of an ongoing trend of confiscating private businesses over alleged coup charges, the Turkish government on Thursday appointed trustees to giant textile...

Report on Turkey journalists: 191 jailed, 92 wanted, 839 charged

Turkey’s press freedom woes are worse than you think, says a report published on Thursday by new advocacy group the Stockholm Center for Freedom...

US State Department issues another travel warning for Turkey

The US Department of State on Wednesday updated a travel warning for US citizens in or traveling to Turkey due to increased threats from...

Turkey’s top court says no gov’t decrees can be issued on property rights

A recent decision by Turkey's Constitutional Court said government decrees including those issued during a state of emergency that seize people's assets are against...

Amnesty urges Turkish authorities to see to health of jailed Kurdish politician Sibel Çapraz

Human right advocacy group Amnesty International's Turkey branch has initiated an urgent call for Turkish authorities to see to the health of Hakkari municipal...

Trump to order Pentagon to set up ‘safe zones’ for refugees in Syria

US President Donald Trump is expected to order the Pentagon and the State Department in the coming days to craft a plan for setting...

Turkish PM says referendum on constitutional amendments to be held in early April

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Wednesday that Turkey will hold a referendum in early April on constitutional amendments that were recently approved...

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